Husband dies after flight instructor, 2 sons killed in California plane crash
- On Saturday, a plane crash at Sierra Sky Park Airport in Fresno killed all four members of the Eady family aboard, including certified flight instructor Danna Eady and her 44-year-old husband, Craig Eady.
- Established by Dorris and Bill Smilie in 1946, Sierra Sky Park is a unique fly-in community where runways run through residential neighborhoods; Fresno eventually expanded to surround the originally agricultural development.
- Community members have raised more than $60,000 for funeral expenses, while Kristin Leonard of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said the family's faith provides comfort: "We take great comfort in that."
- Fresno Councilmember Mike Karbassi emphasized the tragedy's impact on the close-knit neighborhood, saying, "Because it's a fly-in community, the residents are a lot closer to each other; the impact of this is going to be heavier on them."
- The National Transportation Safety Board continues investigating the Grumman American Avn aircraft; Karbassi noted crashes have been rare in 40 years, yet called this incident the worst the neighborhood has experienced.
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Husband dies after flight instructor, 2 sons killed in California plane crash
Craig Eady has died from injuries he suffered in Saturday's plane crash near Sierra Sky Park in northwest Fresno, family members confirmed Monday.
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Sierra Sky Park community mourns loss of family in deadly plane crash
Residents of Sierra Sky Park, a fly-in community in northwest Fresno known for its aviation-centered design, are mourning what community members describe as one of the worst tragedies in the neighborhood's history following a plane crash that killed four members of a local family.
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